Premier celebrates historic victory with tea and honey

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Labor has won a two-seat majority in the Queensland Parliament, with 48 seats.

Labor will hold a caucus meeting on Monday, with the cabinet sworn-in on Tuesday.

The LNP will hold a partyroom meeting to decide its new leader on Tuesday.

After a 13-day wait, Labor was finally able to cement a victory in the state election, gaining a two-seat majority.

Labor Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk was due to celebrate the win in the November 25 state election in a low-key fashion - with "tea and some honey" - after catching a cold.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she would focus on jobs, healthcare and education.Credit:AAP Image/ Jono Searle

It did not dampen her mood on Friday afternoon, after the Electoral Commission of Queensland officially declared 47 seats for Labor, giving the party a majority, and Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls phoned to concede.

Mr Nicholls described the result as disappointing: "I accept and take full responsibility for the LNP's campaign."

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At 2.30pm, Ms Palaszczuk visited Governor Paul de Jersey to advise she was confident she could command a majority on the floor of the Parliament.

Her new-look cabinet will include positions for four senior economic ministers, with discussions between the factions due to continue this weekend.

But Ms Palaszczuk would not elaborate on whether Deputy Premier Jackie Trad would get the job of treasurer or whether the current treasurer, Curtis Pitt, would move into the role of Speaker.

"I will be continuing discussions with colleagues over the course of the weekend and you will see the results of that next week," she said, holding a press conference from level 41 of 1 William Street.

Deputy Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington will contest the LNP leadership, after Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls announced he would not fight for the position at Tuesday's partyroom meeting.Credit:AAP Image/ Bradley Kanaris

Former agriculture minister Bill Byrne retired at the election, and his vacant position on the frontbench may not necessarily be filled by another member of the Old Guard faction.

Labor will hold a caucus meeting to decide its new cabinet on Monday, with a swearing-in on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, the LNP will hold a partyroom meeting to decide the leadership, with Mr Nicholls announcing he would not recontest.

His deputy leader, Deb Frecklington, said she would nominate for the top job, with Tim Mander running as her deputy.

Former premier Campbell Newman could not resist weighing in on Ms Frecklington's nomination.

John-Paul Langbroek - who held the top job until Mr Newman entered the scene - will also contest, with the Gold Coast MP arguing the party needed someone who "knows the rigours of leadership".

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Member for Whitsunday Jason Costigan declared he wanted the job of deputy leader and said he knew regional and rural Queensland.

"If we haven't hit rock bottom, we're not far off it," he told the ABC.

Mr Costigan said he had won three elections: "I'm like lantana, I keep popping back up."

Former Newman government minister David Crisafulli, who lost his seat of Mundingburra in 2015, but won the safe seat of Broadwater last month, was considered a potential future leader for the party.

But he said while he was "flattered", he would not contest.

If successful, Ms Frecklington would be the first woman to lead the merged party, and it would be the first time Queensland had a female leader of both the government and opposition.